Isolation (microbiology)

In microbiology, the term isolation refers to the separation of a strain from a natural, mixed population of living microbes,[1] as present in the environment, for example in water or soil, or from living beings with skin flora, oral flora or gut flora, in order to identify the microbe(s) of interest.[2] Historically, the laboratory techniques of isolation first developed in the field of bacteriology and parasitology (during the 19th century), before those in virology during the 20th century.

  1. ^ Baisas, Laura (Jul 7, 2025). "A mosquito killer may lurk in a Mediterranean bacteria". Popular Science. In microbiology, an isolate is a single species of bacteria that has been separated out from a mixed culture and also obtained from a pure culture. As a result, all of the bacteria in the culture are the same type. This makes it easier for biologists to study and identify that specific bacteria or bacterium
  2. ^ "Isolation and Cultivation of Microorganisms". Biology Discussion. 2016-06-02. Retrieved 2023-04-21.
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